IT is a very Yorkshire coup. The cricket club has been taken over by president Robin Smith, one of a gang of four which has usurped the committee system that ran things for years. Mr Smith talks of a brave new era - yet his vision relies on the backing
MY wife and I moved to York three years ago and took up residence on Mount Vale. Where's that? You may well ask. When giving directions we usually resorted to "the corner of Trentholme Drive and the Mount". This worked reasonably well for the first two
AT the risk of being labelled a philistine, I found Mike Laycock's article about Hungate only semi-comprehensible, so riddled with twee jargon as it was. What on earth is "live-work housing" and what does "arts-incubator" businesses mean for goodness
D HEALD wants to know what hope there is for rhinos, polar bears or tigers (Letters, August 9)? That's obvious. None. Not with Homo sapiens at the top of the food chain. Mankind has messed the weather up, hunted without mercy, trashed habitats and peddled
YORK is a fantastic city to live in and is a wonderful tourist attraction for many reasons but the jewel in our crown must be the National Railway Museum and entry is free. York ought to promote this superb museum more than it does. David Quarrie, Lynden
A STABLE worker from Ryedale who underwent four hours of surgery after she was kicked in the face by a horse has spoken of her ordeal. Anne Blanchard, who works for Tim Easterby, at Great Habton, near Malton, was knocked unconscious after being struck
COUNCIL chiefs today hailed the first stage of their congestion-busting York transport strategy as a "major success" which protects the environment and keeps the city's economy healthy. Traffic volume dropped by more than four per cent across the city
Union leaders are calling for the national minimum wage to be increased to between £5 and £5.30 an hour by autumn 2004 - with the full rate offered to all workers from the age of 18. The current minimum rate for adults (22+) is £4.10, rising to £4.20
I HAVE worshipped at the altar of the Goddess Ninkasi since I was old enough to say "a pint of best please" without giggling and letting my pocket money drop with a clatter out of my school peggy purse and on to the floor. Many times have I lay slumped
Beyonce has got a big 'un, Naomi is sporting one on the front cover of Vogue this month and Jonathan King had a multi-coloured one in the 70s, but the less said about that the better. The afro - the hairstyle with the biggest personality on the block
The 'under new management' signs were out at Headingley today after the setting up of a new Yorkshire team comprised of four people who are now responsible for running the debt-ridden club and charged with putting it back on its feet within the next six
EAST Riding Sacks of Stamford Bridge can now begin bagging customers in fresh markets thanks to a new £1.5 million computerised printing press. The company, which produces 90 million paper sacks per year for flour mills, dairies, agricultural businesses
York RL fans are to begin a poster campaign in pubs and clubs around York in a bid to help kick-start the city's new professional club. The aim will be to highlight the situation regarding the new club - which needs to have in the bank £75,000 by the
Paul Hanagan, the jockey-of-the-moment, can ride a winner for his old boss at Beverley tomorrow. The Malton rider teams-up with Clarinch Claymore, trained by Malcolm Jefferson, in the Charles Elsey Memorial Challenge Trophy. Clarinch Claymore has won
CHARITY shop managers who believe criminals are targeting their businesses in York have warned elderly customers to beware of thieves. Workers in some of Goodramgate's seven charity shops have stepped forward to highlight the growing problem of stock
VILLAGERS have given a warm welcome to a business couple who plan to reopen their community pub. Residents of Husthwaite, near Easingwold, are celebrating the news that their local pub, formerly known as The Blacksmith's Arms, is to reopen its doors.
FORMER York Wasps star Paul McDermott enjoyed a fruitful return to his old stomping ground at Huntington Stadium as the amateur side he now coaches won the mini-tournament held there. Crigglestone, of Pennine League division one, topped the table after
DERWENT Table Tennis Club have organised a pre-season invitation tournament at Riccall Regen Centre on Saturday, August 17. Play will start at noon and is expected to finish about 6pm. The tournament gives a chance for York and Selby area players to test
POPPLETON have won the division one title in the IT Sports Mixed Tennis League despite losing their match against current champions York 57-51. Neither team were able to field a full strength side with Poppleton giving debuts to Ashley Dearing and Kate
THE family of a former Army officer who died two days after falling from his bed at York District Hospital has welcomed the news that an inquest will be opened into his death. A post-mortem examination carried out yesterday on Major Harold Lewis revealed
Three-year-old racehorse Evening Press - leased by readers of this newspaper - has been named in the five-day declarations for tomorrow's meeting at Beverley. However, she would only race if the ground was fast enough. Today the going was described as
THE opening of the new play area in a popular York park has been delayed due to flooding. The Young Friends of Rowntree Park were due to hold a picnic in the park last Sunday to celebrate the opening of the children's play area, but this had to be cancelled
York RL fans are to begin a poster campaign in pubs and clubs around York in a bid to help kick-start the city's new professional club. The aim will be to highlight the situation regarding the new club - which needs to have in the bank £75,000 by the
A TIGER Moth biplane has taken to the skies again - courtesy of a North Yorkshire flying club. The classic De Havilland DH82 aircraft is transporting enthusiasts at Sherburn Aero Club, near Selby, back in time to a golden era of flying in the 1930s. The
YORK'S amateur rugby league clubs are set to begin the new season under a financial cloud because of a massive hike in insurance premiums. The rises - of up to 300 per cent - have been blamed on a general increase in personal injury claims, but nevertheless
SHREWSBURY Town arrive at Bootham Crescent tonight looking to build on their promising start to the season, writes Dave Stanford. However, manager Kevin Ratcliffe has a number of injury worries to contend with, most notably last season's top scorer Luke
A DESPERATE York mother said she has been pushed to breaking point by the lack of respite care available in the city for her autistic son. Mandy Brunskill, of Lindley Wood Grove, Clifton, whose ten-year-old son, Liam, is severely autistic, said the long
DARREN Edmondson is poised for a recall tonight as York City welcome Shrewsbury Town to Bootham Crescent for their first home game of the season, writes Dave Stanford. Wing-back Edmondson came on for the last 20 minutes of City's 1-1 draw at Macclesfield
More than 500 homes near York suffered a power cut after a crow flew into an overhead power line. A spokeswoman for NEDL said it affected properties in Alne, Easingwold, Huby, Tollerton and Youlton. Electricity was lost for about an hour-and-a-half between
A new survey has revealed that farmers get about 16p a litre for their milk. This is about 4p a litre less than it costs them to produce. Those of us who buy milk delivered to the doorstep know it costs about 40p a pint, which is equivalent to about 70p
THE bosses are on the buses. Managers at First are taking the wheel to fill in during a staffing shortage. Although the lack of drivers is a concern, First's managers have rolled up up their sleeves and got stuck in. Few boardrooms boast executives with
AS a concerned parent the recent headlines about missing children Holly Wells and Jessica Chapman raise important issues about Internet chat room dangers. I find it incredible that paedophiles can too easily reach out and make contact via this medium.
I FIRST got interested in the Coppergate Riverside inquiry when I saw a painting showing York Tomorrow's proposals for a park by Clifford's Tower. Call me nave but I hadn't realised before how exciting and liberating such a scheme could be: a big grassy
A CONFIDENCE trickster has snatched hundreds of pounds in donations from York's Salvation Army. The thief, said to be aged 16 or 17, walked into the York army's Gillygate headquarters after asking to use the toilet. But he then went into the secretary's
A SACKED warehouseman with reading problems gave his dismissal letter to his partner - unaware it claimed he had romped with one of her friends. Don Shaw's life fell apart after the "bombshell" dropped through his letter box, alleging he had had oral
LEADING York live music venue Fibbers has closed suddenly. Owner Tim Hornsby said it was not financially viable for the club to remain open because it had hit severe cashflow problems. The premises, in Stonebow, is one of York's few significant live venues
IT wizards from the York outpost of an international mobile solutions organisation were today celebrating the launch of their revolutionary software at Tesco which allows commuters to electronically order their week's shopping while in transit. Programmers
BUSINESS confidence in Yorkshire is among the lowest in the UK, despite a significant increase in confidence in the first half of 2002, according to the latest Business in Britain survey from Lloyds TSB Corporate. The survey's confidence index, which
SHREWSBURY Town arrive at Bootham Crescent tonight looking to build on their promising start to the season, writes Dave Stanford. However, manager Kevin Ratcliffe has a number of injury worries to contend with, most notably last season's top scorer Luke
DARREN Edmondson is poised for a recall tonight as York City welcome Shrewsbury Town to Bootham Crescent for their first home game of the season, writes Dave Stanford. Wing-back Edmondson came on for the last 20 minutes of City's 1-1 draw at Macclesfield
Three-year-old racehorse Evening Press - leased by readers of this newspaper - has been named in the five-day declarations for tomorrow's meeting at Beverley. However, she would only race if the ground was fast enough. Today the going was described as
BAY HORSE 'A' returned to the top of York Atlas Auto Services League division one following an emphatic 9-0 win over Huntington SC. An excellent 18-darter from Dave O'Hare was well backed by Paul Cooper (20) and Simon Craven (21). Despite a 114 finish
A FORMER Army Officer is set to prove his "metal" this weekend when he competes in an Ironman competition to raise funds for Macmillan Cancer Relief. Chris Scott, of Linton-on-Ouse, will face the toughest men in Europe, on Sunday, at an "ultra distance
POLICE raided a house in York today as part of a nationwide investigation into the distribution of child pornography on the internet. A North Yorkshire Police spokesman confirmed that property - believed to include computer equipment - was seized when
A YOUNG pilot is hoping his career in commercial flight will take off after helping to build his own aeroplane. Nick Robshaw, 22, has spent the last 18 months helping his dad, Brian, and neighbour Phil Jenkinson, build a kit aircraft. "We are just waiting
The 'under new management' signs were out at Headingley today after the setting up of a new Yorkshire team comprised of four people who are now responsible for running the debt-ridden club and charged with putting it back on its feet within the next six
A PROMINENT East Yorkshire doctor who downloaded indecent pictures of young girls from an American website today walked free from court. Dr Paul Anthony Fernando Hewish, 52, formerly of York, received a three-year community rehabilitation order and was
BUS company First is so short of drivers that managers are having to take to the wheel to ensure services run to schedule. The York-based company has blamed drivers leaving and holidays for the measures, which have been running for a couple of weeks.
YORK City supremo John Batchelor has issued a rallying cry to supporters ahead of the Minstermen's first home game of the season against Shrewsbury Town tonight. Tantalisingly for fans, Batchelor has hinted that bigger gates could also mean more cash
Bob Geldof, the Irish knight, famine crusader, dot.com entrepreneur and rock veteran, is to play the Grand Opera House, York, this autumn. Geldof, right, now 47, will perform his old Boomtown Rats hits, material from Sex, Age And Death, his first solo
GIANT models of famous aircraft which can no longer take to the skies will be among the main attractions at this year's Yorkshire Giant Model Air Spectacular. The event, which showcases the world's finest model aircraft, takes place at the Ouse Gliding
Severe flooding, and now a brown cloud of pollution over Asia. The Earth Summit, which begins later this month in Johannesburg, has never been more important, says STEPHEN LEWIS. But is anyone listening? IF WE still had any lingering doubts about our
